Holder for celery blanching paper



.May 27, 1941. A. BUSA HOLDER FOR CELERY BLANGHING' PAPER 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. l0, 1940 May 27, 1941. A. BUsA IIOLDER FOR CELERY BLANCHING PAPER Filed Aug. 10, 1940 l2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invertia? :Eni/0211250 13u/5 Patented May 27, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HoLDERroR CELERY BLANCHING PAPER Antonio Bus, Lexington, Mass. Apslicenonngust 10, [1940, serial No. 352,102

3 Claims.

` This invention relates to paper holders in general, and more specically to a novel machine for Awinding and storing celery blanching paper in the eld, ready for instant use.

To handle this paper more expeditiously, safely and conveniently, I have inverted the present frame-and roller or spool, as described.

lIn the drawings of my novel celery blanching paper holder:

Fig. 1 is a front view;

Fig. 2, a plan;

Fig. 3, a side elevation;

Fig. 4, a vertical section through the roller, its end disks and hubs with portions of the front legs of the frame broken away;

Fig. 5, an enlarged view of one roller end, with the shaft end therein;

Fig. 6, a cross-sectional view on the line 6, Fig. 5, showing the interior of the roller and keys for locking it to the shaft; and

Fig. 7, a longitudinal section of the roller disassembled for the removal of the paper roll therefrom,

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of one end of the winding roller, with parts broken away.

My novel holder, Figs. 1, 3, 4, comprises a frame A with two front bars or legs I, 2, as of suitable size angle iron, and two similar rear legs 3, 4, all pivoted at their upper ends as by a rod 5, either headed over at its ends; or, as herein, provided with nuts therefor.

Such a holder frame is preferably made of a size easily handled by one man, but may be made larger. The rear legs are connected by a tie bar 6, and the front legs by a similar bar I near the ground, one end of the bar 1 being extended to form a foot rest 8, so that the operators foot may be placed upon it to steady the frame while the roller is being operated.

The roller or spool B, Figs. 1, 2, 5, '7, comprises two end plates 8, 9, Fig. 7, each with a hub IB on its outer face, and a longitudinal and substantially diametrical half section II, I2, of a cylinder I3, Fig. 6. The end of each half roller is provided with a locking pin I4 adapted to seat in an aperture l5 in the adjacent end plate I6, II, to lock the roller ends firmly together, Fig. 4.

The right-hand end of the shaft I8, Fig. 5, is provided with circular flanges I9, 2B, adapted to receive between them the adjacent wing of the leg 2, as the shaft end drops into a slot 2| in the leg 2, and the opposite shaft end 22, Fig. 1, is received in a slot 23 in the leg I, Fig. 4. The end of the shaft I8 is provided with a crank 24,

Figs. 1, 2. The end plates 8, 9, are secured rmly to the end disks I6, I'I, as by rivets 25.

Each end of the roller is properly positioned on the inside face of the end plate by a key 26 fast to said plate, and thus fits between and spaces the two roller sections.

The frame is provided with an arm 2i, pivoted to each rear leg 4, 3, Fig. 2, and connected by a rod 28 over which runs a roller 29, to receive the paper initially and guide it smoothly to a second roll 30 rotatable in arms 3l, on the rear frame legs 3, 4, Fig. 3, which roll acts likewise to smooth out thepaper and to remove most of any dirt from the paper, andthe paper then proceeds to the main roller B in a smooth condition, and is wound smoothly and compactly thereon. To' stabilize the holder, the legs I, 2, are provided with a cross rod 3Ia, with apertures 32 therein, which receive the bent ends of rods 33 on the cross-bar 34, Figs. 1, 2, 3, on the legs 3, 4, but which are readily detached when the frame is collapsed or folded for non-use.

As is well known, the common and almost universal practice heretofore used for bleaclhing celery stalks has been to place a board 10 or 12 inches wide on each side of the row of celery stalks, and bank the board up with earth which was allowed to remain for the necessary period of time, and the board then removed and used elsewhere.

Boards are expensive, and do not last long in such circumstances out of doors. Furthermore, they require more help to handle them.

The usual custom now is to use a long strip of paper, say 10 or 12 inches wide, as preferred, tough and of required body, and preferably treated to withstand rain and hot sun, so far as practicable, and to roll and unroll it lby hand, as required. The paper is sold usually in 300 foot lengths, and may be used many times before it breaks, or otherwise becomes useless, and is much less expensive.

The frame is rolled to position at one end of the celery row, the operator takes hold of the end of the paper strip and Walks down the row the desired distance, carrying the paper in his hand. At the proper point, he stops and, beginning-at one end of the row, then stands the paper up against the celery plants, and secures it in position by pressing down into the ground at proper distances apart iron or long wooden stakes, thus securing the paper in position close against the celery. The same is done at the opposite side of the row.

After serving its purpose yas a shield from the sun, and the celery is blanched the stakes are pulled up, the paper is released and wound on the roller on the frame, and moved to the next row, or part of the same row, to be treated. When the paper is not to be used at once, this roll may be removed from the frame by raising it from its bearings in the legs I and 2, drawing the roller half sections apart longitudinally, and the paper roll slides off without diiculty, in compact form.

My invention is not limited to the precise construction shown herein, but may be modied in many details, without departing from the spirit of the claims, and Within` the scope thereof.

I claim:

1. A blanching strip Winder and holder comprising a tent-shaped frame including a support consisting of two frame members with shaft bearings on one frame member, a shaft therein provided with a crank, and roller disks and end plates adjacent the shaft ends, each end plate having roll end engaging means, each plate having a substantially semi-cylindrical shaped segment member cooperating to form substantially a cylindrical winding roll, each segment member having an end plate cooperating engaging member, and a key member on an end plate to space the segment members and lock them in position.

2. A celery blanching paper Winder and holder comprising a pair of frames movably connected at one end, each frame having supporting legs, bearings in one frame, a roller of readily separable elements, one element comprising an end plate with a shaft thereon, the shaft resting in said bearings and having flanges thereon with a portion of one of said legs therebetween to prevent longitudinal movement of said shaft, a curved roller segment on the opposite side of the end plate, an end disk on the plate, a cooperating second end plate with a curved roller segment thereon and having a hub engaging a second leg, a disk on said second end plate, each roller segment having a pin adapted to engage the adjacent end plate to lock the curved roller segments together to form substantially a cylinder, and a key member on one end plate to space the roller segments in roller forming position.

3. A celery blanching element Winder and holder comprising a pair of frames pivotally connected at one end whereby the frames may be adjusted with respect to one another, each frame having supporting legs, shaft bearings in one frame; a roller of separable substantially semicylindrical segments each having an end plate and disk, one end plate having a shaft and hub thereon to seat in one of said bearings; a radially positioned aperture in said plates and disks and a locking member on one end of each of said segments respectively adapted to engage one of saidV apertures to radially position the roller segment ends relatively to said shaft to form substantially a cylinder, and a plurality of keys on one end plate to space said segments and lock them in complete cylinder-forming position with said keys.

ANTONIO BUS. 

